By Carly
I love reading other blogs almost as much as I love writing blog posts. But it can be tough sometimes to come up with an insightful comment. I don’t want to be a mere lurker, but on the other hand I don’t want to waste my time – or the blogger’s time – with an inane comment.
That’s why I was so happy to see that Grammar Girl wrote a post on this very topic!
I particularly like the advice to know what you’re talking about. I wouldn’t go on a blog about cars and start spouting off facts, just like you probably wouldn’t come on my blog and start talking about Twitter. (Unless you are a Twitter fanatic like me.)
Another good piece of advice is to keep your comment short – if you’re going over 300 words, then perhaps your idea would be best put in your OWN blog post on your own blog. Bloggers love insightful, helpful comments – not novellas.
Of course, fellow bloggers, it’s up to us to write intriguing posts that not only encourage interaction but help lead it along. Most blog posts should end with a question that requires more than a “yes” or “no” answer.
Do you have as much anxiety about leaving comments as I do?
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By Carly
I love reading other blogs almost as much as I love writing blog posts. But it can be tough sometimes to come up with an insightful comment. I don’t want to be a mere lurker, but on the other hand I don’t want to waste my time – or the blogger’s time – with an inane comment.
That’s why I was so happy to see that Grammar Girl wrote a post on this very topic!
I particularly like the advice to know what you’re talking about. I wouldn’t go on a blog about cars and start spouting off facts, just like you probably wouldn’t come on my blog and start talking about Twitter. (Unless you are a Twitter fanatic like me.)
Another good piece of advice is to keep your comment short – if you’re going over 300 words, then perhaps your idea would be best put in your OWN blog post on your own blog. Bloggers love insightful, helpful comments – not novellas.
Of course, fellow bloggers, it’s up to us to write intriguing posts that not only encourage interaction but help lead it along. Most blog posts should end with a question that requires more than a “yes” or “no” answer.
Do you have as much anxiety about leaving comments as I do?
Share this:
Tags: bloggers, Blogs, comments
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